If you're watching the TV programme in England and saw David Dimbleby mock me for repeating what he'd just said, you might be interested to know that one of my first jobs was as the researcher who whispers facts into his earpiece. Later I was the editor of programmes he made, and he advised me to bcome a reporter.
I took his advice. Now, it's my turn to give him some!
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I've always thought it must be very distracting to have someone whispering in your ear while presenting a live tv show?
Hi Nick
Hope you're still in the studio when you get this...
---> Any chance of catching you lot at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ out at 5 or 6 in the morning about how the "bog-standard line on climate change" ('nother big deluge of propaganda due as we speak...) signed up to by just about everyone in the UK political class coupled with an "orthodox" corporate view on the subject (I suppose to be utterly expected in this post-Bronowski age) from within the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
***IT NEEDS CHALLENGING***.
Get that Full English Breakfast down you and a decent mug of coffee.
Bit of a snooze...
And then it might all come back to you like a unhappy but vital dream: whiz off a joint email to the DG and Sir Michael and get the ball rolling...
You know you'll feel better!
Might lead to an Oscar in due course...
Lots of love,
Andrew
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Andrew Robinson, Norwich
Surely the BIG question is will Tony and Gordon each have someone whispering in their ear as to the progress of results or just be getting their beauty sleep and get the analysis from minions who have been up all night surveying the damage
how come nicola sturgeon and tommy sheridan got the dimbleby treatment, but alex salmond got a gentle shakedown on the scottish sofa?
Well....go on then....what's your advice?
Hi Nick,
I got back in from work last night, and the election result show was on television. When the politicians started saying they'll listen to us in the future, again. That was my cue to switch off and go to bed.